Table A. Summary of State Coverage, Nonresponse, and Misclassification Adjustments: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Standard 
error 
Adjustment 
as percent 
of total 
Percent of total 
adjustment 
from coverage 
Percent of total 
adjustment from 
nonresponse 
Percent of total 
adjustment from 
misclassification 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Corporation: 
Family held 
farms 
3,030 
73 
21.0 
6.8 
11.7 
2.5 
acres 
2,215,043 
37,227 
12.3 
1.8 
9.9 
0.7 
Other than family held 
farms 
236 
17 
25.0 
11.4 
10.3 
3.4 
acres 
97,241 
5,690 
11.3 
3.3 
7.0 
1.0 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,056 
67 
28.3 
14.2 
9.6 
4.5 
acres 
209,301 
16,322 
13.0 
4.2 
7.2 
1.6 
Tenure: 
Full owners 
farms 
38,765 
2,024 
35.9 
16.2 
14.1 
5.6 
acres 
3,080,850 
65,046 
17.4 
5.7 
9.1 
2.6 
Part owners 
farms 
16,679 
271 
22.7 
5.0 
15.6 
2.2 
acres 
10,446,253 
1 1 1 ,766 
15.4 
1.8 
12.7 
0.8 
Tenants 
farms 
3,251 
105 
35.4 
11.7 
19.8 
3.9 
acres 
1,193,293 
18,141 
22.4 
3.7 
17.5 
1.3 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms 
52,950 
2,042 
31.6 
12.0 
15.1 
4.5 
acres 
14,178,405 
162,916 
16.3 
3.0 
12.0 
1.4 
Female 
farms 
5,745 
378 
36.8 
18.8 
13.1 
4.9 
acres 
541,991 
14,129 
18.2 
6.5 
9.4 
2.4 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
farms 
25,630 
624 
25.8 
8.0 
14.5 
3.3 
Other 
farms 
33,065 
1,757 
37.0 
16.4 
15.2 
5.5 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
276 
65 
50.0 
19.0 
20.3 
10.6 
acres 
54,881 
4,937 
33.2 
6.2 
23.4 
3.5 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Alaska Native 
farms 
91 
13 
48.4 
12.2 
25.6 
10.5 
acres 
14,461 
2,473 
34.9 
4.4 
27.4 
3.1 
Asian 
farms 
30 
10 
50.0 
13.9 
16.5 
19.6 
acres 
2,752 
572 
20.2 
2.8 
11.3 
6.1 
Black or African American 
farms 
53 
14 
43.4 
14.8 
18.1 
10.5 
acres 
5,704 
1,449 
47.4 
11.6 
28.8 
7.0 
Native Flawaiian or 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
3 
2 
33.3 
8.8 
16.4 
8.1 
acres 
192 
84 
17.2 
4.7 
10.1 
2.4 
White 
farms 
58,408 
2,330 
32.1 
12.7 
14.9 
4.5 
acres 
14,681,321 
166,700 
16.3 
3.1 
11.8 
1.4 
More than one race reported 
farms 
110 
26 
20.9 
21.0 
6.0 
-6.1 
acres 
15,966 
1,570 
9.5 
4.8 
5.5 
-0.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
168 
16 
54.8 
23.0 
26.7 
5.1 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
1,720 
110 
45.3 
14.0 
25.8 
5.5 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
2,897 
103 
32.9 
7.8 
21.6 
3.5 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
4,901 
133 
26.5 
6.8 
17.9 
1.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
7,057 
137 
22.7 
6.9 
13.2 
2.6 
65 years and over 
farms 
8,887 
208 
21.2 
8.2 
8.8 
4.2 
Reporting primary occupation as 
other than farming by age group: 
Under 25 years 
farms 
147 
20 
63.3 
30.2 
23.6 
9.4 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,729 
430 
53.6 
25.8 
19.5 
8.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
4,921 
370 
43.2 
16.3 
20.6 
6.3 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
8,860 
465 
38.0 
16.4 
17.9 
3.7 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
9,376 
349 
33.0 
14.9 
13.2 
4.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
7,032 
255 
29.9 
14.7 
8.1 
7.1 
All operators by age group 
Under 25 years 
farms 
1,649 
122 
42.1 
16.5 
20.6 
5.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
7,974 
789 
44.8 
18.7 
19.9 
6.3 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
13,004 
739 
37.4 
13.1 
19.3 
5.0 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
21,216 
890 
33.1 
12.8 
17.1 
3.2 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
23,508 
728 
28.8 
11.6 
13.2 
4.0 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
13,865 
427 
25.5 
11.2 
9.0 
5.3 
75 years and over 
farms 
6,743 
177 
24.8 
9.7 
9.8 
5.2 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
17,370 
978 
28.0 
9.8 
14.9 
3.4 
number 
821,265 
14,309 
17.0 
3.0 
12.5 
1.5 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
11,218 
624 
22.4 
8.2 
11.3 
2.8 
number 
182,627 
3,760 
8.6 
2.1 
5.6 
0.9 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
2,401 
96 
33.8 
5.1 
25.9 
2.8 
number 
174,141 
3,352 
7.4 
0.3 
6.8 
0.3 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,757 
160 
30.7 
13.2 
15.3 
2.2 
number 
3,747,352 
125,132 
14.5 
1.5 
12.4 
0.6 
Layers inventory 
farms 
5,584 
420 
41.0 
18.5 
17.5 
5.0 
number 
25,587,222 
483,165 
0.5 
0.3 
0.1 
0.0 
Broilers sold 
farms 
674 
42 
36.8 
15.5 
17.5 
3.8 
number 
41,579,130 
2,307,912 
28.3 
10.9 
17.3 
0.1 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
26 
7 
7.7 
3.6 
3.3 
0.8 
$1,000 
5,120 
262 
0.3 
0.1 
0.2 
(Z) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
22,985 
348 
25.5 
5.2 
17.6 
2.7 
acres 
6,036,712 
59,140 
18.1 
2.2 
15.0 
0.9 
Wheat, winter 
farms 
4,290 
131 
15.5 
2.4 
11.7 
1.3 
acres 
300,707 
4,714 
15.2 
1.9 
12.5 
0.9 
Wheat, durum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 21 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
